Bauwagen
[ˈbaʊ̯ˌvaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Bauwagen” is uncommon German (frequency #75,429 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,429
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - geschlossener Anhänger, der zum Aufenthalt der an einem Bau Beschäftigten sowie zum Aufbewahrung von Materialien dient
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bauwagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaʊ̯ˌvaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #75,429 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bauwagen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Bauwagen is uncommon German at frequency #75,429 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaʊ̯ˌvaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geschlossener Anhänger, der zum Aufenthalt der an einem Bau Beschäftigten sowie zum Aufbewahrung von Materialien dient".
Bauwagen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bauwagen, spelled B-A-U-W-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1geschlossener Anhänger, der zum Aufenthalt der an einem Bau Beschäftigten sowie zum Aufbewahrung von Materialien dient
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Bauwagen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-A-U-W-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbaʊ̯ˌvaːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.